If one placed an eruv for all Shabbatot of the year with the condition 'whichever one I choose I will rely on,' but did not decide until Shabbat morning, is the eruv valid?
Synopsis
An eruv placed for all Shabbatot of the year with an open-ended condition is valid even when the person decides to activate it only on Shabbat morning, relying on bereirah in rabbinic matters.
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